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| Good morning from Washington. In a city full of cynics, Fox News host Shannon Bream stands out—and she joins “Problematic Women” today to explain her sunny outlook. And here’s another story to brighten your day: A young woman is praising President Trump for signing a health care law she says helped her get the treatment she needed for cancer. Plus: Rep. Paul Gosar joins the podcast, and Carmel Kookogey covers the Australian rugby star being ostracized for his views on LGBT issues. Twenty-three years ago, a bomb exploded in Atlanta, then hosting the summer Olympics. |
| Commentary Britain’s Compulsory Abortion Fight Shows Risks of Government-Controlled Health Care The high-profile British cases of care denials, as well as this latest case of coercive abortion, highlight the key issue in modern health policy: Who is going to make the key decisions in health care, including the most difficult decisions over life and death? More News Cancer Survivor Hails Trump for ‘Right to Try’ Experimental Drug Law Natalie Harp, a millennial entrepreneur from California, praised the “Right to Try” law that Trump signed that allows terminally ill patients to gain access to experimental drugs before the medicines are approved by the Food and Drug Administration. More Commentary Problematic Women: Fox News Host Shannon Bream on ‘Finding the Bright Side’ Fox News’ Shannon Bream discusses Roger Ailes’ sexual harassment scandal, her decision not to have children, her experience with chronic pain, and whether or not she identifies as a feminist. More News Homeland Security Investigations Uncover Hundreds of ‘Fraudulent Families’ at the Southern Border Investigators have identified additional fraud since implementing a DNA testing program on illegal immigrant adults who arrive with young kids that they claim to be their children. More Analysis Podcast: Rep. Paul Gosar, a Dentist-Turned-Lawmaker, Discusses True Health Care Reform “Everybody wants to be treated their own special way, whether it’s your health care, who you want to see … or what I don’t want done. Patients need to be empowered,” says Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz. More News GoFundMe Removes Rugby Star’s Donation Page After He’s Fired for His LGBT Views Israel Folau had his $4 million contract with the Australian rugby team terminated after he posted a meme that reads: “Warning drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, liars, fornicators, thieves, atheists, idolaters, Hell awaits you. Repent! Only Jesus saves.” More News Virginia Beach Employee Works to Abolish City’s Gun-Free Zone Policy Vincent Smith, an engineer who worked in Building 2 where the recent shooting occurred, posted a petition asking the city to amend its employee weapons ban so properly licensed personnel may bring their gun to work. More Commentary Knitting Site Banning Pro-Trump Speech Just Latest Example of Left Squelching Speech Years ago, this same knitting site didn’t punish the rabid leftists who promoted misogynist sweaters slamming Sarah Palin as “c—-.” A forum titled “What Would You Do To Sarah Palin” inviting liberal members to post physical threats was allowed to thrive. More | ||
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Thursday, June 27, 2019 1st 2020 Democratic Debate 10 Democratic presidential candidates took to the debate stage Wednesday night and fielded questions on healthcare policy, immigration, and a slew of other topics. NBC News From the Left The left generally thinks Senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker had a good night, and has some critiques for the moderators. “Warren’s message on domestic politics was consistent from front to back—she’s fighting to make government work again on behalf of the vast majority of Americans… Telling the audience that her big dream as a kid was to become a public school teacher, she said her family simply couldn’t afford the money for a college application when it came time. ‘But I got my chance,’ she said, relaying that she was eventually able to attend a $50 per semester commuter college. ‘It was a little slice of government that created some opportunity for a girl, and it opened up my life’… “Warren wants every person in America to have that same chance to unlock their potential, and she fundamentally believes America can still provide it if a movement of people rises up and invests in that dream.” Kerry Eleveld, DailyKos “Yes, she has a plan for everything. But more than policy proposals, she has the rare ability – especially for a senator – to talk about the big complex stuff in simple and direct ways.” Richard Wolffe, The Guardian Counterpoint: “As a slogan and general concept, Medicare for All polls well. But public opinion is highly prone to change if altered with new information, and one piece of information that can alienate a large chunk of potential supporters is the concept of replacing all private health insurance… [Warren] may have just filmed the most effective attack ad against herself.” Jonathan Chait, New York Magazine Regarding Booker, he “spoke compellingly on a range of issues without getting lost in policy wonk weeds. He spoke about Immigration and Customs Enforcement ‘ripping’ away families from children, and said that too many health care companies are ‘profiteering off of the pain of people in America.’ But he also offered a positive message in his closing statement, saying he would beat President Trump ‘by calling this country to a sense of common purpose again’… the night was a good reminder that he remains a skilled and effective politician, and that he at least has the real potential to be a major player down the road in this race.” Andrew Prokop, Vox Some are critiquing the candidates for dodging the question of GOP obstruction. “McConnell has made it his mission to block Democratic efforts in recent years, from President Obama’s efforts to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court to recent refusals to take up legislation passed by the Democratic House. This led to the question moderator Chuck Todd first asked Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in a subtle nod to her campaign brand as the woman with all the plans: ‘Do you have a plan to deal with Mitch McConnell?’ ‘I do,’ she said… “But her response beyond that, as well as the responses from the other Democrats on the stage, showed just how tied Democrats’ hands would be in this situation… ‘On January 20, 2021, we will have a Democratic president and a Democratic House and Democratic Senate,’ Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro said at the debate. It’s a bullish statement — but realistically, without this scenario, all the candidates’ proposals will remain just that.” Tara Golshan, Vox Regarding the debate questions, “It’s hard to fault the moderators… for not devoting much time to foreign policy… What I think moderator Chuck Todd can be faulted for was the lightning round he set up in which each candidate was asked to name the ‘greatest geopolitical threat’ to the United States ‘in one word’… The first and most obvious problem is that the format of this question leaves no room for nuance; it tells us nothing about what these candidates would do to meet these threats… “The question’s bigger problem is its assumption that the best way to assess a potential president’s foreign policy is by finding out what he or she is most afraid of… Both draconian immigration policies and America’s over-reliance on military force are rooted in part in a sense of the rest of the world as sinister, dangerous, and best kept at a safe distance. Questions like this one don’t help.” Joshua Keating, Slate Others point out that “The entire first half of the debate passed without a single climate-related question… It was, to put it lightly, a disgrace—and not just because climate change was the number one issue that Democratic voters wanted to see discussed at the debate. The debate itself was held in Miami, Florida, a city that’s literally being swallowed by the rising ocean… To respond to that reality, the debate’s organizers chose to devote seven minutes to climate change, 70 minutes into a 120-minute debate, as if it were a fifth-tier issue. Similar to humanity’s overall response to climate change, it was far too little and far too late.” Emily Atkin, New Republic From the Right The right believes several candidates performed well while Beto O’ Rourke performed the worst, and criticizes the candidates for adopting far left positions out of touch with most voters. “The short version: Elizabeth Warren treaded water, Cory Booker and Julian Castro found their grooves, Bill de Blasio vented his anger and may have created some buzz, Beto O’Rourke had a terrible night, and everybody else on the bottom stayed on the bottom… [Warren’s] gaining in the polls and Joe Biden is going to face some tough tests starting tomorrow night. She can play low-risk, ball-control offense until she’s up on stage with Biden.” Jim Geraghty, National Review “Julián Castro and Bill de Blasio: I think both these candidates at least made an impression of being fighters. They both hammered Beto O’Rourke and it was fun to watch. Cory Booker: I think he had the best night overall, vaulting over very low expectations that have been set for him. Elizabeth Warren: Started strong, but seemed not to stand out over time in such a crowded field. Did nothing to halt the momentum building for her… Beto: Why? Why? ‘If all of us does all we can’ on climate change? Just awful.” Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review “The tone deafness from the Democratic field was [as] clear as Beto O’Rourke’s pre-rehearsed Spanish soundbites. Americans know better, and they know prosperity when they see it… Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts kicked things off by implying that today’s economy isn’t good for normal people. Record low unemployment and rising wages for the first time in years for the lowest income bracket beg to differ. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey bemoaned that small businesses are struggling — particularly in marginalized communities. What he failed to mention was the fact that minority entrepreneurship and job growth has hit record highs in the past two years.” Adam Brandon, Fox News “If the premise of an argument is false, what does that tell you about its conclusions?… Warren says that the U.S. economy is ‘doing great, for a thinner and thinner slice at the top.’ O’Rourke and Booker made a similar claim: that the wealthy are pulling away and leaving behind the working class in today’s economy. But this premise is false. Yes, the past 60 years have seen deadly stagnation for the working class. But over the past few years, the U.S. economy has been lifting all boats… How is it a winning tactic to tell the blue-collar workers, who are seeing their lots improve, that in fact their lives are going downhill? Will they believe the candidates who make such claims?” Editorial Board, Washington Examiner “In the course of two hours, various Democratic candidates for president argued for: Confiscatory tax rates; Abolishing private health insurance; Completely unfettered abortion, with no restrictions whatsoever; Either the buyback or outright confiscation of legally-owned guns; Reducing illegal immigration to a civil offense; Letting the Taliban live in peace… The Democrats fought each other over purity and issued challenges to one another and attacked Beto. How in the world do you let yourself get suckered into this when you’re running against a guy with 43 percent approval?” Jonathan V. Last, The Bulwark “John Delaney, of all the candidates, displayed the best knowledge of what I think Americans are looking for most: Moderate tendencies and a desire to bridge the gap between the parties. He also seemed most likely to understand the difference between platform policy and real-world solutions. This, of course, means he doesn’t stand a chance.” Joe Cunningham, RedState “NBC and MSNBC embraced Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts in the first debate of Democratic presidential candidates Wednesday night, treating her like the star of the show. The debate led off with Warren, who had a huge popularity advantage from the start… “NBC anchor Savannah Guthrie started it off sounding more like Warren’s press secretary. ‘You have many plans – free college, free child care, government health care, cancelation of student debt, new taxes, new regulations, the breakup of major corporations,’ Guthrie said, before teeing up an economy question. Guthrie even used Warren’s plan to break up tech companies as the foundation for a question for Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey… the round-robin final comments also ended with Warren, as Maddow asked her for the ‘final, final statement.’ That let NBC bookend the entire debate with Warren and Warren.” Dan Gainor, Fox News “President Trump should be happy. As much as Warren is articulate, obviously intelligent, and energetically supported by Democrats, she would also be far easier to defeat than Joe Biden… Considering Trump’s economy, the president is well placed to defeat Warren.” Tom Rogan, Washington Examiner On the bright side… Stray dog strolls into pharmacy, waits patiently while being treated. NEWS18 Our volunteer team spends hours each night scanning the news, fact-checking, and debating one another, so your 5 minutes each morning can be well spent. If you’ve found value in our work, we welcome you to help sustain our efforts and expand our reach. Any support you can provide is greatly appreciated! 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| With most of the heavy hitters taking the stage tonight, Wednesday was a big opportunity for Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), the lone front-runner on stage, and she made the most of her chances throughout the two hour affair. As Jonathan Easley writes from Miami, Warren delivered a strong performance. While she did not lead the pack in speaking time — Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) paced the group — Warren stayed above the fray as she delivered lines from her stump speech throughout and did not find herself caught up in back-and-forths with any of her fellow Democrats. Even when other Democrats appeared to disagree with her, they declined to ding her by name, namely Booker and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.). Additionally, Warren was treated as the true front-runner on stage and was given the first question at the top of the first and second hours. By virtue of her center stage position, she also closed out the debate with her closing statement. The debate was a culmination of a dream month for the Massachusetts Democrat, who has seen polls propel her to second place, neck-and-neck with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who will debate tonight. Wednesday’s question-and-answer format, which produced only a handful of authentic debate exchanges, set the table for tonight’s marquee matchup featuring front-runner Joe Biden, who is campaigning as a civility Democrat, and Sanders, who says he needs to do a better job of explaining his definition of socialism to voters. Candidates on Wednesday night pitched their brands and prescriptions, making no effort to acknowledge or counter Biden’s standing as the candidate seen by the public for months as the Democrat best equipped to defeat Trump next year. However, multiple Democrats took the opportunity after the debate to hit Biden. When pressed by MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) bashed Biden over his vote in favor of the Iraq War in 2003. Meanwhile, Booker took issue with the MSNBC host’s assertion that no one went after Biden on stage because everyone wants to keep the door open to being his running mate. “I would accept Joe Biden being my vice president,” Booker said, adding that he would not accept the offer because a woman should be on the ticket. If the former vice president was almost a ghost during the first debate, Trump, who was in Alaska during part of the televised event while flying to Japan (tweeting his review, “BORING!”), was the Democrats’ enemy to beat. Every contender on the Miami stage described the 45th president as a threat to the nation, a menace to other nations and a hazard to the rule of law and trust in government. Tonight’s 10 debaters will do the same. While Warren had a strong night, the same cannot be said for former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas), who seemed tentative and overly fond of stump-speech slogans during some key exchanges, including on health care and immigration, two issues near and dear to the hearts of most Democratic primary voters. One candidate who took full advantage of his openings was former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro. Castro, the former mayor of San Antonio, had a 2,400 percent spike in Google searches midway through the debate. Another who tried to draw a clear contrast was Klobuchar. The Minnesota Democrat sought to frame herself as the Democrat without pie in the sky proposals, and the one with effective and realistic policy goals. “I don’t make all the promises everyone up here makes. But I can promise you this: I am going to govern with integrity. I am going to govern for you,” Klobuchar said. She also garnered one of the biggest applause lines after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) asserted that he was the “one candidate” who has “advanced the ball” on women’s rights, including abortion and health care. “I just want to say there’s three women up here that have fought pretty hard for a woman’s right to choose,” Klobuchar said to a roar in the crowd. Throughout the event, big domestic and foreign policy issues dominated, from health care to gun control, and from climate change to 18 years of U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan. One topic raised at the tail end was former special counsel Robert Mueller’s report and whether the House should begin an impeachment inquiry aimed at Trump’s actions, detailed in the report. Most candidates largely sidestepped the issue, with former Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.) saying he trusts Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to determine how to proceed. The Democratic National Committee scheduled primary debates seven months before the first voter will cast a caucus ballot in Iowa for a reason: to winnow more than two dozen candidates to a manageable number by the fall. Tonight’s event in Miami may offer hints about how fast that culling is going to happen. The Hill: Five takeaways from the first Democratic debate.The Hill: Warren shines on Wednesday’s debate stage in Miami.The Hill: Trump campaign calls first Democratic debate “best argument” for reelection.CNN: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the Grim Reaper, haunts Democrats’ debate.The Associated Press: Health care, immigration top issues during first debate.The Washington Post: Debate transcript (annotated).Dan Balz: Democrats signal a turn toward liberal ambitions and government activism.Jonathan Allen: The winner of the first Democratic debate: Donald Trump.Jeff Greenfield: The landmine that just got laid for Warren. |
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| CONGRESS & INVESTIGATIONS: The Senate and House are on a collision course as daylight remains between emergency spending bills passed by each chamber with no clear resolution in sight as lawmakers get ready to leave town today for the 10-day July Fourth recess. The Senate overwhelmingly passed a $4.6 billion package earlier Wednesday a day after the House approved a more restrictive version. However, the House bill has been unable to move forward. It couldn’t win a majority in the Senate as it failed to pass, 37-55, with three Democrats voting against the bill. Trump faulted the bill’s approach in remarks on Wednesday. “The House has not made much progress toward actually making a law, just more resistance theater,” McConnell said Wednesday morning. “The Senate has a better and more bipartisan way forward.” “It’s a productive compromise that would go a long way to begin to address the border crisis,” McConnell added. “No poison pills, just a clean bill.” Of the $4.6 billion in the Senate version, $2.88 billion would go toward the Office of Refugee Resettlement, the agency responsible for caring for migrant children. The office is at risk of running out of money in days, giving members increased urgency to pass something today. However, Congressional Hispanic Caucus and Congressional Progressive Caucus members are concerned about the Senate bill and argue that it gives the Trump administration too much say to direct spending for purposes they do not support. The House bill includes stricter conditions on facilities that hold migrants, and excludes money for the Defense Department and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency contained in the Senate bill (The Washington Post). Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), however, says she will not bring up the bill and is hoping to reconcile issues in the two measures to strike a deal. Behind closed doors, however, she admitted that the Senate version is good legislation, adding that it’s not as good as the House package. |
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| WHITE HOUSE & ADMINISTRATION: Trump’s two days at the Group of 20 economic summit in Japan this week will be closely watched because of his planned sit-downs with the leaders of China and Russia, his sanctions squeeze on Iran and his eagerness to rekindle denuclearization talks with Kim Jong Un. Brett Samuels offers a guide on what to expect on Friday and Saturday in Osaka, followed by Sunday discussions in South Korea with President Moon Jae-In. Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday (The Associated Press). But the main event will be the president’s Saturday meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, billed as a chance to revive trade talks rather than end up with a deal (CNBC). Trump believes China needs and wants an agreement for economic reasons. Some analysts believe Xi sees China’s leverage in the 2020 U.S. elections and Trump’s eagerness to champion something tangible while facing voters. “When tariffs go on in China, we are taking in billions and billions of dollars,” Trump told Maria Bartiromo of Fox Business on Wednesday. “We never took in 10 cents. Now you have another $325 billion that I haven’t taxed yet — it’s ripe for taxing — for putting tariffs on,” he said. The president maintains that ramping up U.S. tariffs on imported Chinese goods makes money for the U.S. Treasury. Economic and trade analysts, however, say higher costs on Chinese goods are passed on to U.S. consumers, a risky economic scenario for families, farmers, small businesses and manufacturers heading into 2020. Bloomberg: U.S. voters divide along party lines on Trump’s China trade war in new poll. > Saudi Arabia arms sales: Trump is expected to veto a pending House resolution that would block U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia. Recognizing the president’s opposition, House lawmakers are weighing additional moves that they think could chill the U.S.-Saudi relationship (The Hill). Trump, who sees Saudi Arabia as a long-time U.S. ally in the Middle East, is scheduled to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman while attending the G-20 gathering. > Social media: The White House plans a special event focused on social media as Trump steps up attacks on popular internet platforms suggesting big tech companies are biased against conservative perspectives and content (The Hill) > Food and Drug Administration: In a high-stakes lawsuit, a pharmaceutical company is challenging the FDA for requiring animal testing of a new drug. The case has attracted the attention of animal rights activists and some lawmakers (The Hill). > State Department: Sean Lawler, who was confirmed by the Senate as chief of protocol with the rank of ambassador, quit a State Department job that tasked him with assisting the president and international dignitaries at the White House. He may face an inspector general investigation following accusations that he carried a whip at work and intimidated staff. Lawler is not on Trump’s trip to the G-20 gathering as originally planned (Bloomberg). > The National Security Agency: The U.S. spy agency improperly collected American phone and text records in October, according to documents disclosed as a result of an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit. The improper collection is not a first for the NSA. The ACLU is using the new documents to bolster its argument that the agency’s call records program should be shut down permanently (The Hill). |
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| 20 questions for Robert Mueller, by Jonathan Turley, opinion contributor, The Hill. https://bit.ly/2xd7E13 Keep expectations low for breakthroughs from G-20’s high-level meetings, by Christopher Steinitz, opinion contributor, The Hill. https://bit.ly/31WrVGk |
| WHERE AND WHEN |
| Hill.TV’s “Rising” program features Hill.TV host Krystal Ball, who is in Miami, and Marc Lotter, director of strategic communications for the Trump campaign, talking about the first night of the Democratic debates, and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), who weighs in on the future of Medicare at 9 a.m. ET at http://thehill.com/hilltv or on YouTube at 10 a.m. at Rising on YouTube. The House meets at 9 a.m. At 10 a.m., Congress’s Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission will hold a hearing about religious freedom of minority Christian populations globally, hosted by the commission co-chairmen, Reps. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), with testimony from Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback. The hearing in 2172 Rayburn will be live-streamed. The Senate convenes at 10 a.m. The president arrived today in Osaka to attend the G-20 economic summit. Vice President Pence speaks at the Great America Committee lunch in Washington at noon. He participates in the swearing-in of National Credit Union Administration Chairman Rodney Hood at 3 p.m. Pence tours the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s National Intrepid Center of Excellence at 4 p.m. The vice president then speaks with staff and patients. The Bureau of Economic Analysis releases its third estimate of U.S. gross domestic product in the first quarter as well as corporate profits (revised) in the first quarter, both at 8:30 a.m. |
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| ➔ Supreme Court: Justice Neil Gorsuch joined with the court’s liberal bloc on Wednesday to rule against a federal statute, finding it violated a sex offender’s constitutional right to a trial by jury (The Hill). Justices also cut back on the power of administrative agencies, a goal of the conservative legal movement. But Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday parted company with four conservative colleagues and voted with the four-member liberal wing in retaining two key precedents (The New York Times). The court also struck down a Tennessee law on Wednesday that makes it hard for outsiders to break into the state’s liquor sales market (The Associated Press). ➔ State Watch: California now requires background checks for all gun ammunition purchases (The Associated Press). ➔ Congressional Baseball Game: Democrats continued their long-standing domination Wednesday night, defeating the GOP, 14-7. Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.) took home MVP honors after tossing a complete game for the Democrats, continuing his string of strong performances for the Democratic side. It was the 10th win for the Democrats in 11 years (Roll Call) … The game raised $1.3 million for Congressional Sports for Charity, a foundation that supports charities for children and families in the Washington, D.C., area (The Hill). |
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| And finally … It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for this week’s Morning Report Quiz! Inspired by headlines coming out of Miami last night, we’re eager for some smart guesses about presidential debates. Email your responses to asimendinger@thehill.com and/or aweaver@thehill.com, and please add “Quiz” to subject lines. Winners who submit correct answers will enjoy some richly deserved newsletter fame on Friday. Which presidential candidate caused a stir during a town-hall style debate when he glanced at his watch? Bill ClintonHoward DeanGeorge H.W. BushJohn Kerry During a televised debate between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy in 1960, which factor undercut appraisals of Nixon’s performance, according to many of the 70 million people who tuned in? Explanations of policiesFive o’clock shadow, perspiration, sickly appearanceVoice too loudLoud sighing One of the most effective debate zingers in modern politics was “Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy, I knew Jack Kennedy, Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you’re no Jack Kennedy.” Which candidate said it? Carol Moseley BraunJoe BidenLloyd BentsenRobert Dole In her memoir following her 2016 election loss, Hillary Clinton described an uncomfortable debate moment: “Maybe I have overlearned the lesson of staying calm, biting my tongue, digging my fingernails into a clenched fist, smiling all the while, determined to present a composed face to the world.” What was she recalling? Donald Trump, looming behind her as she answered a questionBernie Sanders, criticizing her paid speechesBarack Obama’s 2008 dig, “You’re likable enough, Hillary”Brian Williams’s 2007 debate question asking her why “national polls indicate the majority of the general public has an unfavorable view of you” Which candidate dropped “binders full of women” into a presidential debate? John KasichJohn EdwardsMitt RomneySarah Palin |
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POLITICO Playbook: 2020 Dems struggle to figure out McConnell at first debate
By ANNA PALMER, JAKE SHERMAN and DANIEL LIPPMAN
06/27/2019 06:00 AM EDT
DRIVING THE DAY
IF THERE WAS ONE QUESTION that tied Democrats up in knots Wednesday night at the first presidential debate in Miami, it was how to handle Senate Majority Leader MITCH MCCONNELL, who might very well control the Senate regardless of the outcome of the race for the White House.
THE QUESTION SHOULDN’T BE A SURPRISE. McConnell’s stewardship of the institution has been an animating and nettlesome issue for Democrats for years. Not a single candidate had a coherent theory of the case of how to woo McConnell, or make him bend to their demands. BILL DE BLASIO said he would handleMcConnell by forcing Democrats to “stop acting like the party of elites.” He would put pressure on senators by talking to voters in red states.
SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN, the top-polling candidate in Wednesday night’s NBC/MSNBC/Telemundo debate, got a hearty round of applause when she used her trademark line to say she did, indeed, have a plan to deal with McConnell. But that plan was to “push from the outside” and inside the White House to make sure the Congress reflects the “will of the people.” Ask Barack Obama if that worked with McConnell.
JOHN DELANEY’S response to Chuck Todd’s question — why will McConnell bend to you? — was he would operate in a more bipartisan manner. Sen. CORY BOOKER suggested that his work on criminal justice reform was a blueprint of how to break McConnell.
WASHINGTON GOV. JAY INSLEE said that Democrats should strip McConnell of the filibuster. Nevermind that if McConnell is Senate majority leader it is he who will ultimately decide the Senate’s rules.
PERHAPS OHIO REP. TIM RYAN had the most realistic answer. If Democrats want to beat McConnell, they should become a working-class party that could beat him in Kentucky.
THE BIG PICTURE — NYT, A1: “Democrats Diverge on Economy and Immigration in First Debate,” by Jonathan Martin and Alex Burns in Miami: “Democratic presidential candidates leveled a stark critique of President Trump’s immigration policies and the condition of the American working class in the first primary debate on Wednesday, but split in unmistakable terms over just how aggressively the next president should seek to transform the country along more liberal lines.
“The strength of the party’s progressive wing was on vivid display in South Florida, starting in the first minutes of the debate when Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts branded the federal government as thoroughly corrupt. Ms. Warren, the highest-polling candidate onstage, called for the government to bring to heel oil companies and pharmaceutical companies, and embraced the replacement of private health insurance with single-payer care.
“‘We need to make structural change in our government, in our economy and in our country,’ Ms. Warren said, setting the tone for the handful of populists in the debate.” NYT
— NYT FRONT PAGE: “DEMOCRATS SPLIT ON HOW FAR LEFT TO NUDGE NATION … THEME OF FIRST DEBATE … Progressive Solutions vs. Caution on Economy and Immigration” PDF
— N.Y. POST: “10 LEFT FEET”
DAVID SIDERS and NATASHA KORECKI: “7 big takeaways from the first Democratic debate”: “Castro shows some fire, and Beto gets lit up … Tactical or not, speaking Spanish is a big deal … Warren takes care of business, with an asterisk … Booker shines … Klobuchar comes prepared — and disrupts a mansplainer … Climate change is getting its airing — kind of … Biden and Trump are forgotten or ignored.”
THE STANDOUT — “Castro decks Beto,” by Chris Cadelago and Elena Schneider in Miami: “Julián Castro has spent months in the shadow of fellow Texan Beto O’Rourke. But in the span of less than three minutes Wednesday, Castro seized on the inhumane treatment of migrants at detention centers to summon his party’s spiraling outrage over immigration, generating an elusive breakout moment at the expense of the once-high-flying O’Rourke.
“In narrow political terms, Castro broke through punching up at a better-known rival, aggressively backing O’Rourke so far into a corner on his signature issue that he struggled in real-time to explain his position. But Castro’s righteous lashing also defined the tone of the first presidential debate of the 2020 contest, in which he and other low-polling men in need of momentum aimed their frustrations at O’Rourke, rather than the highest-polling candidate on stage, Sen. Elizabeth Warren.” POLITICO
FROM 30,000 FEET … JOHN HARRIS: “Democrats lead with their left”: “There are people who argue that the Democratic Party’s steady leftward progression during the Trump years is largely an optical illusion—a distorted impression one gets from assigning too much significance to social media noise or flamboyant figures like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Ten Democrats making their case to be president on a debate stage in Miami Wednesday night suggest a much different conclusion.
“This is a party eager to go on the ideological offensive not just against Donald Trump (whose name did not dominate the evening even as he was invoked plenty) but against an economic and political power structure that candidates argued is deeply corrupt. Liberals must be empowered to bring bad actors to heel through robust intervention of government.” POLITICO
— THIS IS NOT A GOOD SIGN for Joe Biden, who has made running as a moderate Democrat who can work with Republicans a central plank of his candidacy.
HOW PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP RESPONDED … @realDonaldTrump at 9:35 p.m.: “BORING!” … at 10:06 p.m.: “.@NBCNews and @MSNBC should be ashamed of themselves for having such a horrible technical breakdown in the middle of the debate. Truly unprofessional and only worthy of a FAKE NEWS Organization, which they are!”
Good Thursday morning.
A STANDOFF COMING? … BURGESS EVERETT and HEATHER CAYGLE: “Senate passes border spending package, setting up fight with House”: “Both the Senate and House have now passed legislation delivering billions of dollars to address the growing humanitarian crisis at the southern border. But lawmakers have no agreement on how to reconcile those bills before a recess set to start on Friday.
“The Senate passed a $4.6 billion emergency spending bill on Wednesday, one day after the Democratic House approved its own competing legislation. House and Senate Democrats immediately then began urging Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to enter into negotiations to craft compromise legislation.
“But McConnell was noncommittal and may simply leave Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a take-it-or-leave-it decision heading into the July Fourth recess. McConnell would only say Congress ‘is going to try to get it finished this week’ when asked if he’d enter into talks with House Democrats.
“Pelosi, meanwhile, announced plans late Wednesday to amend the Senate bill and tack on several House provisions including language specifying basic standards of care for migrant children. Democrats are also seeking to reimburse local governments and organizations that offer support to migrants and limit to 90 days the amount of time that unaccompanied minors are kept in temporary shelters at the border. … House Democrats already proposed some of those changes earlier in the day but Senate Republicans seemed unlikely to support them, according to Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, the GOP whip.” POLITICO
— TO BE FAIR, both sides have a compelling argument. Few bills pass the Senate with 80-something votes, so MCCONNELL world tells us he will remind people today that the president is willing to sign the very broadly bipartisan bill that his chamber passed.
PELOSI’S asks are, on their face, likely to garner some bipartisan support (theoretically), and, despite what the Senate sometimes thinks, the House is an independent chamber that is free to have its own opinions and views. PELOSI has to contend with a caucus that is deeply distrustful of TRUMP, and wants to put some guardrails on what he is doing on the border. PELOSI’S demands could set up a quite difficult vote for Republicans today, and it will certainly rally Democrats around her position.
PELOSI spoke to VP MIKE PENCE briefly at the Congressional Baseball Game on Wednesday night, and the two said they’d talk on the phone today. The White House sees the call as a formality, because it is going to push for the Senate bill. The administration doesn’t believe Pelosi has a leg to stand on because of the broadly bipartisan vote in the Senate.
WE ASKED MCCONNELL’S OFFICE if they would keep the Senate in to work on Pelosi’s changes. We got this answer: “We’re working on [the National Defense Authorization Act] for the rest of the week.” Sounds like trouble. Can Congress leave for the July Fourth recess without getting this resolved?
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SCOOP … TRADE WARS: “Trump ready for tariff truce with China,” by Doug Palmer and South China Morning Post’s Wendy Wu, Mark Magnier and Owen Churchill: “The U.S. and China have tentatively agreed to another truce in their trade war in order to resume talks aimed at resolving the dispute, sources familiar with the situation said.
“Details of the agreement are being laid out in press releases in advance of the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump at the Group of 20 Leaders Summit in Osaka, Japan, this weekend, three sources — one in Beijing and two others in Washington — said.
“Such an agreement would avert the next round of tariffs on an additional $300 billion of Chinese imports, which would extend punitive tariffs to virtually all of the country’s shipments to the U.S. The Trump administration has threatened to slap duties of up to 25 percent on the remaining untaxed Chinese goods if this weekend’s talks go poorly.
“One source with knowledge of the planning said Trump’s decision to delay additional tariffs was Xi’s price for holding the meeting in Osaka.” POLITICO
— NAVARRO HEADING TO JAPAN! … WAPO’S DAMIAN PALETTA in Osaka: “President Trump has brought his top China critic, senior adviser Peter Navarro, to Japan for a gathering of world leaders, raising the possibility that the White House doesn’t plan to cut a quick deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on Saturday.
“Navarro was a last-minute addition to the White House’s travel team, which included U.S. Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. Chinese officials are wary of Navarro because of his long-standing criticism of their country and their government. He co-authored the 2011 book ‘Death by China: Confronting the Dragon — A Global Call to Action.’” WaPo
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THE MUELLER BACKSTORY … NYT’S NICK FANDOS and EILEEN SULLIVAN: “Weeks of Talks Led a Reluctant Mueller to Testify”: “Mr. Mueller was so averse to being pulled into the political arena that he never spoke directly with lawmakers or their aides, according to a senior congressional official involved in the talks and others briefed on them. …
“Talks about his testimony had begun after Mr. Barr released a redacted version of Mr. Mueller’s report in April. They slowed after Mr. Mueller left his post as special counsel and no longer had easy access to a coterie of staff and official government channels for negotiating, people involved in the discussions said.
“Democrats ultimately turned to Jonathan R. Yarowsky, a partner at Mr. Mueller’s former law firm of WilmerHale who also previously worked for the Judiciary Committee, to serve as an intermediary to Mr. Mueller’s closest aides, according to the congressional official directly involved. WilmerHale also made office space available to Mr. Mueller as he negotiated, Robert T. Novick, a managing partner, said on Wednesday.” NYT
— CNN’S MANU RAJU and JEREMY HERB: “Impeachment backers say Mueller’s testimony could be a game-changer”
THE JUICE …
— TAKE BACK THE HOUSE 2020 — House Minority Leader KEVIN MCCARTHY’S joint fundraising committee — will give $2 million this morning to 57 incumbents who are in tough seats and got less than 56 percent of the vote in 2018.
TRUMP’S THURSDAY — The president landed in Osaka, Japan this morning. He will have a working dinner at 8 p.m. local time with Australian PM Scott Morrison.
— THE REST OF TRUMP’S OSAKA SCHEDULE: Friday: 8:30 a.m.: Japanese PM Shinzo Abe. 9:15 a.m.: Indian PM Narendra Modi. 10:15 a.m.: German Chancellor Angela Merkel. 2 p.m.: Russian President Vladimir Putin. 3:30 p.m.: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Saturday: 8:15 a.m.: Working breakfast with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. 11:30 a.m.: Chinese President Xi Jinping. 1 p.m.: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
PLAYBOOK READS
FOR ALL THE SKEPTICISM at the top of the administration about JARED KUSHNER’S Middle East push — and there’s lot, from the top on down, that senior administration officials are not afraid to share privately — this BARAK RAVID interview with Bahraini Foreign Minister SHEIKH KHALED BIN AHMED AL-KHALIFA from the sidelines of the Kushner conference is significant. He says Israel is in the Middle East to stay, and Bahrain wants peace with it. “Israel is a country in the Middle East. Israel is part of the heritage of this region, historically. The Jewish people have a place amongst us.” It’s tough to overstate how historic that is. Watch the video from Channel 13 in Israel, via Axios
— IF THERE’S ONE THING TO BE SAID about Kushner’s effort, it is that it brought Israelis and Gulf State Arabs together. Did it move Israel and Palestinians closer to peace? Who knows? Most of Kushner’s naysayers in the administration say no and since no Palestinian officials were in Manama, it’s tough to make that argument. But Ravid’s interview is something, and a lot of people are going to remember it one way or another.
KUSHNER spoke to FOX NEWS’ TREY YINGST: Kushner said people in Gaza and the West Bank are paying “very close attention” to his summit in Bahrain. Kushner said he spoke to civilians and political figures. Yingst — reporting from Manama — said he spoke to Hamas, which controls Gaza, and the Palestinian Authority, which governs the West Bank, and they said they were “unaware” of any political figures in touch with Kushner.
WOLF BLITZER also interviewed Kushner on CNN. BLITZER: “Does the United States still support what’s called a two-state solution, Israel living alongside a new state of Palestine? As you know, that was the position President Bill Clinton announced when he signed the Israeli-Palestinian agreement in 1993 with Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin joining him on the south lawn of the White House.”
KUSHNER: “Yes, so in coming new to this approach two years ago, I realized there is a lot of vernacular that people use that has not effectively led to a solution to the problem.” Kushner did not answer whether Palestinians would have a state.
— WEIRD LINE FROM JARED — BLITZER: “But how will your economic plan work when all is said and done, if the Arab states and all Arab states — even if those who want to fund your initiative — they all insist that there should be what’s called a two-state solution, with at least part of a new Palestine having at least part of Jerusalem as its capital? If they don’t see that, are they going to continue to fund the program?”
KUSHNER: “I guess you’ve become Wolf Blitzer, because you’re not a patient man.”
— NAH. That’s just his name.
NYT’S DAVID HALBFINGER in Manama: “In Bahrain, Gaza Is Pitched as a ‘Hot I.P.O.’ Many Palestinians Aren’t Buying It”: “[I]f the goal of the two-day conference was to persuade Palestinians to give the Trump administration’s approach to solving the conflict the benefit of the doubt, there were few signs of that.
“For all the self-congratulation by Mr. Kushner, [Treasury Secretary Steven] Mnuchin and their guests, the Palestinian Authority government, which deeply mistrusts the Trump administration, boycotted the event. Most Palestinian business leaders shunned it. Hamas, the militant organization that controls Gaza, was not even invited.” NYT
OBAMACARE WATCH — “Appellate court raises new threat to Obamacare,” by Paul Demko: “In a surprise move that legal experts said added an unexpected threat to the 2010 health care law, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals asked both sides to file additional legal arguments about who — if anyone — has standing to appeal the December lower court ruling. The request suggests that the judges who will hear the case — the three-judge panel has not been made public — could toss out the appeal on procedural grounds. In that case, the lower court ruling would stand.
“The implications of such a decision for the future of the Affordable Care Act are difficult to parse without more information, according to legal experts. But most suggested that it wouldn’t bode well for supporters of Obamacare.” POLITICO
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION — “Former Trump FEMA chief repaid taxpayers only 2 percent of $151k spent on personal travel,” by Daniel Lippman and Ian Kullgren: “Former FEMA Administrator Brock Long returned to the government only a tiny fraction of the costs he incurred for unauthorized use of vehicles while in office, according to previously undisclosed documents provided to POLITICO. … [A] copy of Long’s personal check, obtained by the watchdog group American Oversight through a public records request, shows that the former administrator paid back only $2,716 — less than 2 percent of the total cost billed to taxpayers.” POLITICO
PLAYBOOKERS
TRANSITION — Former Speaker Paul Ryan is joining the advisory board of the Alexander Hamilton Society.
WEEKEND WEDDING — Brianna Ehley, a health reporter for POLITICO, this weekend married Matt Allen, legislative assistant to Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) in Saint Paul, Minn. The couple met in 2015 at a Halloween party on Capitol Hill. Pic … Another pic
WELCOME TO THE WORLD — Sara Haines, co-host of “Strahan and Sara” (the third hour of ABC’s “Good Morning America”), and Max Shifrin, a lawyer, welcomed Caleb Joseph, who joins Alec and Sandra. Instapics
BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Terry Nelson, managing partner of FP1 Strategies and PLUS Communications, is 5-0. What he’s been reading recently: “I recently finished Bart van Es’ ‘The Cut Out Girl,’ the story of a Jewish girl whose parents were executed by the Nazis. She was taken in by a Dutch family for the duration of the war. The story is about the choices people made to either support or resist the Nazis, and those choices impacted a family and a country that did both. It had a lifelong impact on the family and their adopted daughter and their own relationship.” Playbook Plus Q&A
BIRTHDAYS: Kelly Ayotte (hat tip: Liz Johnson) … Ross Perot is 89 … Bruce Babbitt is 81 … Carolina Hurley, WH director of regional media … Hunter Morgen, special assistant to the president for policy (h/t Matt Mowers) … Sarah Habansky of DOE (h/t Shalyn Hynes) … Tony Fratto, partner at Hamilton Place Strategies … former Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.) is 78 … Ilya Shapiro is 42 … Rep. Conor Lamb (D-Pa.) is 35 … Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.) is 74 … former Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) is 6-0 … former Rep. Scott Taylor (R-Va.) is 4-0 … twin brothers Bob and Louis Boorstin … Josh Rubin … Reuters’ David Shepardson (h/t Andrea Bitely) … George Malkin … POLITICO’s Eleanor Mueller … France Latremoliere … Casey Davis-Van Atta … Brent Roske … Jesse Lehrich … David Wochner, partner at K&L Gates (h/t Mitchell Rivard) … Jennifer DeCasper, COS for Sen. Tim Scott … Kathleen Welch …
… Caroline Adler Morales … Ron Kirk is 65 … Charles Bronfman is 88 … Sarah Bovim … Jennifer Byrne, VP of corporate comms at PBS (h/t Jeremy Gaines) … POLITICO Europe’s Jakob Hanke … Scott Livingston … Clyde Group’s Geoff Vetter (h/t Alex Slater) … The New Yorker’s Anna Russell … RoseAnn Gerson … Paul Tencher, COS for Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), is 39 … Bryon Allen of WPAi (h/t Chris Wilson) … Robert Schlesinger … Jon Cardinal … Geoff Gilson … Jim Nussle is 59 … NYT’s Lisa Friedman … Simon Sebag Montefiore is 54 … Isaac Reyes, lobbyist for Target … CNN’s Carrie Stevenson and Justin Lear … Matthew Tilghman is 32 … Matt Letourneau … Teresa Wells … Eve Galanter … Mike Sanders … Reva Bottles … Taylor Lane … Kerri Toloczko … Barry Blackman … Monica Showalter … Susan Firey.
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House Intel Interviewed Georgian-American Businessman Mentioned In Mueller Report
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The House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday interviewed a
Georgian-American businessman mentioned in the special counsel’s report.
Giorgi Rtskhiladze told The Daily Caller News Foundation that he spent
eight hours with the committee, which asked about his business contacts
with Michael Cohen and the Trump Organization. Rtskhiladze has filed a
complaint …
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The Elizabeth Warren Show Given the selection of candidates at last night’s Democratic debate, it was Elizabeth Warren’s opportunity to snatch – or gauntlet to run. She delivered pretty well initially, but faded out in the later part of the debate. Other internet-beloved highlights include Beto’s Spanish answers – and Corey Booker’s face while he gave them – and DeBlasio generally proving to the world what an aggressive jerk he is. More: 7 Top Takeaways. (USA Today) “Mediocre Spanish Is the Surprise Star of the First Democratic Debate.” (New York Magazine) The candidates are pretty universally in agreement on open borders. (The Federalist) More to look forward to tonight with the big-league debate featuring the three Bs: Biden, Bernie, and Buttigieg. Senate and House Border Crisis Bills Differ The Senate passed a bipartisan (84-8) emergency aid package for the border crisis yesterday. The House bill, though, is decidedly different, and includes provisions that are DOA in the Senate and would likely be vetoed by President Trump. “The Senate rejected a House version approved Tuesday in a 37-55 vote that regulated spending at squalid detention centers and included ‘guardrails’ to choke funds for immigration enforcement. The House bill is a ‘go-nowhere proposal filled with poison pill riders which the president has indicated he would veto,’ Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said. ‘The House has not made much progress toward actually making a law, just more resistance theater,’ McConnell said. ‘The Senate has a better and more bipartisan way forward…No poison bills, just a clean bill.’ This surge of urgency follows officials’ statements that funds for migrant housing and care would run out by the end of the month. The tragic image of a migrant father and daughter drowned while pursuing asylum has also caused outrage.” More at The Federalist. Big Tech and the Meaning of Censorship While the First Amendment applies only to government action, the culture and concept of censorship are broader than that. From Ben Domenech: “’A private company, like Facebook or Twitter, suspending an account or deleting a post is no more censorship than a bar owner kicking out an unwelcome patron is censorship.’ That’s a particularly libertarian perspective. But is that really how people think about and define censorship? Or is that an uncommon definition at odds with one more commonly held by American citizens? …Free speech is a natural right before it is a law. We risk losing something valuable as that right is increasingly rejected in ways which, while lawful, still violate the rights people believe they have to express themselves while still being considered upstanding citizens, and treated as such.” Fashion Moment of the Week Let’s talk travel fashion. It’s not a secret that I am not a fan of the dressed-for-comfort airport style that seems to be taking over these days. It’s an airplane, not Netflix in bed. This list of good travel dresses (at a large range of price points) from Refinery29 is great for picking a travel outfit that’s comfy but still presentable and stylish. FWIW, my take on airport dressing can be seen here, leaving for the beautiful Southwest earlier this week. Thursday Links Trump blasts US soccer star Rapinoe on Twitter over White House visit comments, tells her not to “disrespect” the country. (Yahoo Sports) Must-read from John Daniel Davidson: “The Call for Reparations Isn’t About Justice, It’s About Power” (The Federalist) Is this DA the new AOC? (The Federalist) Another flaw in the grounded Boeing 737 Max’s computer system has been discovered during testing. (CNN) Watch Dan Crenshaw call out Google execs for bias. (The Daily Wire) Related: Josh Hawley on big tech on the podcast. (The FederalistRadio Hour) Bride has 34(!) bridesmaids at her wedding. I’m on the opposite end of the spectrum and didn’t have any (my wedding was just 35 people). Is there such a thing as too many wedding attendants? (CNN) BRIGHT is brought to you by The Federalist. |
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| 06/27/2019 Share: Carl Cannon’s Morning Note Warren’s Night; Judges List; O ‘Captain’! By Carl M. Cannon on Jun 27, 2019 08:19 am Good morning, it’s Thursday, June 27, 2019, the morning after the first presidential debate of the 2020 election season. Ten Democrats talked it out on a Miami stage last night, a two-hour gabfest sponsored by NBC, which did its best to share the megaphone among the candidates. Yes, there was a brief technological glitch halfway through the session. But producing a live show with that many moving parts is a challenge and — except for constantly talking over Amy Klobuchar nearly every time she tried to sum up a point — NBC did pretty well. Speaking of the television business, today’s date is one to cherish in the history of American TV, as I’ll explain a moment. First, I’d steer you to RealClearPolitics’ front page, which presents our poll averages, videos, breaking news stories, and aggregated opinion columns spanning the political spectrum. We also offer original material from our own reporters and contributors, including the following: * * * Warren, and Progressivism, Own the Debate’s First Night. Phil Wegmann reports from Miami on the Massachusetts senator’s performance. Conservatives’ Ads Hit 2020 Dems Over “Secret” Judges List. Susan Crabtree has the story. Democrats and Republicans Aren’t So Different, After All. Sarah Ruger spotlights research revealing a gap more rooted in perception than reality. Electrifying Democrats in the First Debate. In RealClearEnergy, Casey DeMoss explains why electric cars should take center stage this week in Florida. Always Evolving Coal Technologies Are Key to Trump’s Climate Plan. Also in RCE, Matthew Kandrach argues that ceaseless regulation isn’t the answer for addressing climate change. On China, We Won’t Get Fooled Again. In RealClearDefense, Andrea Little Limbago and Andy Keiser warn that promises not to spy from companies such as Huawei should be viewed with great skepticism. How Denver Is Rethinking Public High School. In RealClearEducation, Abby Quirk details efforts to improve connections between school and the workforce. * * * On June 27, 1927, an Irish-American couple living on Long Island welcomed a baby boy into their lives. Joe and Margaret Keeshan named him Robert James but always called him Bobby. He grew up, went to high school, and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps as soon as he turned 18. The war in the Pacific ended before he saw combat, which is just as well, because Robert Keeshan was, in his own words, “the least aggressive Marine in the history of the Corps.” He found his niche in television, however, playing characters for kids. Baby boomers grew up knowing him as “Captain Kangaroo.” Each weekday morning, we’d see the “captain” unlock the door to the Treasure House to begin his hour-long show. He was also unlocking the door to our hearts. Keeshan’s long run was all the more impressive when you think that his show premiered on Oct. 3, 1955, the same date “The Mickey Mouse Club” got its start. That show was a revelation, no question about it. But “Captain Kangaroo” lasted even longer, entertaining American children for nearly 30 years with skits, songs, games, and gentle conversation in which the host never once talked down to his audience. Carl M. Cannon Washington Bureau chief, RealClearPolitics @CarlCannon (Twitter) ccannon@realclearpolitics.com |
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Your daily update of new content from The Federalist Be lovers of freedom and anxious for the fray June 27, 2019 First Debate Proved The Democratic Party Has Gone ¡Loco! By David Harsanyi Presidential candidate Joe Biden was the winner of the first Democratic Party primary debate, y ni siquiera tuvo que aparecer. Full article Millennials Should Work Their Behinds Off To Pay Their Own College Debt, Like I Did By Joy Pullmann We weren’t too good to take what we could get to pay our own way in life, and nobody else is, either. If you want your student loans to go away, get a job. Get two if you have to. Full article Disagreeing About Homosexuality Is Fine. Personally Attacking People Over It Isn’t By Chad Felix Greene I simply do not care what a person believes about homosexuality. I only value how they treat me as a person. The line between intolerance and cruelty is found in this distinction. Full article President Trump’s Concern For Foreign Casualties From An Iran Strike Demonstrated Strength And Empathy By Saritha Prabhu When was the last time you heard a U.S. president express hesitancy and moral qualms about the loss of innocent lives through our military interventions? Probably never. Full article Even Though Others Want Him Gone for Good, Fans Still Want Louis C.K. By Ellie Bufkin Following a recent surprise performance at Brooklyn comedy festival, Skankfest, the venue publicly apologized after pressure from many who found out that the disgraced comic had made an appearance. Full article Democrats Debate How Many Americans To Take Health Insurance From By Christopher Jacobs Democratic candidates’ plans for a so-called ‘public option’ could result in two-thirds of Americans with employer-sponsored coverage losing their insurance. Full article People Are Mad That J.K. Rowling Followed Three Trans-Skeptical Feminists On Twitter By Emily Jashinsky J.K. Rowling stands accused not of saying anything wrong, but of simply following people who don’t believe every leftist thing on social media. Full article CA Legislators Blame Religious People For High LGBT Suicide Rates By Glenn T. Stanton There is no reputable, serious research showing people commit suicide because a particular religion refuses to embrace homosexuality. None. Full article Frustrating ‘Yesterday’ Fantasy Wastes World-Without-Beatles Premise By James Dawson ‘Yesterday’ is relentlessly unamusing and thoroughly unconvincing in its tale of a struggling musician becoming the only person in the world who knows The Beatles ever existed. Full article Best Tweets Of The First Democratic Primary Debate By Kyle Sammin Conventional wisdom was that this group was the de facto undercard, with Sen. Elizabeth Warren joining a bunch of Lilliputians. Full article Democratic Candidates Call To Fix The Best U.S. Economy We’ve Had In A Decade By Paulina Enck At part one of the first 2020 Democratic primary debate, candidates pledged to fix the economy to work for the American people. One problem: the people think it works well. Full article 10 Terrible Things Pinterest Still Allows While Banning Bible Verses And Pro-Life Info By Matthew Braun I never thought that something as simple as ‘I don’t like it when babies are murdered’ would qualify for censorship. Apparently that’s problematic, but not porn and self-starving. Full article Elizabeth Warren Uses PC Term ‘Latinx’ In First Dem Debate. Will It Catch On? By Emily Jashinsky Latinx is a gender-neutral substitute for Latino/Latina. It’s popular in academic circles, but is used increasingly as the politically correct label by progressives in Democratic politics. Full article Democrat Presidential Candidates Would Have Released 144,000 Migrants Into U.S. Last Month By John Daniel Davidson Debating the border crisis Wednesday night, Democratic 2020 hopefuls appeared to go all-in for open borders. Full article According To Julián Castro, ‘Trans Women’ (Also Called Men) Have The Right To Abortion By Chrissy Clark Julián Castro decided to out virtue signal his fellow candidates by saying he wants “trans women” to have access to “women’s reproductive rights” as well. Full article Senate Approves Emergency Aid For Southern Border By Susanna Hoffman The differences in Senate and House bills reveal the respective priorities of Republicans and Democrats. Full article Late-Night TV Shows Feel ‘Urgency’ To Add Live Democratic Debate Content By Chrissy Clark Late-night TV host Jimmy Fallon announced that ‘The Tonight Show’ will go live to debrief viewers on the first DNC-hosted debates. Full article In Its 110th Year, Tonight’s Congressional Baseball Game Sees Renewed Interest By Chrissy Clark The annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity at Nationals Park will take place on Wednesday, June 26 at 7:05 p.m. Full article Bias At Tech Companies Hurts Americans More Than You Think By Ben Domenech When you start banning people who are normal citizens, who are not intentionally in the political game, it crosses a line, and at a great risk. Full article Is Pete Buttigieg Telling The Truth About Why He Fired His Town’s First Black Police Chief? By Margot Cleveland So long as the U.S. attorney’s office remains silent, the public has no way of knowing whether presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg or the former police chief’s attorney is speaking the truth. 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making this dangerous trek with his daughter, and the US Congress
(which has done nothing to stop the breach of our border).”
Vijeta Uniyal: “In a rare showing of bipartisan consensus, several U.S. lawmakers have called upon Germany to reconsider the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project, German broadcaster Deutsche Welle reported. “For
once, Democrats and Republicans in the US agree on something: The
project is a really bad idea,” the public broadcaster added.”
Miriam Elman: “Petra Marquardt-Bigman has written an excellent review of
a new book by Cary Nelson, Emeritus Professor of the University of
Illinois and the former President of the American Association of
University Professors. Nelson’s new book, ISRAEL DENIAL: Anti-Zionism, Anti-Semitism, and the Faculty Campaign Against the Jewish State, co-published by Indiana University Press and the Academic Engagement Network offers
a scathing critique of the shoddy scholarship of many leading
anti-Israel academics and the university presses that are so eager to
publish this sub-standard work. Reading Nelson’s book, I thought of the
academic work that doesn’t get published because pro-BDS reviewers worry
it will undermine their anti-Israel narrative, Silencing History: U.S. University Publishers Shun Book ‘Ending the Deir Yassin Myth’. It’s another example of the sorry state of academia.”
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From NBC’s Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Ben Kamisar
FIRST READ: What to watch for at tonight’s second debate
MIAMI – One down, one to go.
In last night’s first Democratic presidential debate, we saw Elizabeth Warren emerge unscathed by her rivals; Julian Castro make the most of his appearance; Beto O’Rourke, Amy Klobuchar and Cory Booker fail to own a real moment; and Bill de Blasio make his presence felt.
It also was a VERY liberal debate (more on that below).
Now we’re on to Night Two, and here are the storylines we’re watching:
- Biden vs. Bernie:
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for – the Democratic frontrunner
(Joe Biden) versus the man who’s been in second
or third in the polling (Bernie Sanders). And it’s easily the party’s
central ideological fight (Obama-era pragmatism versus Sanders’
democratic socialism).
- Harris vs. Buttigieg:
Night Two also features two other top-tier Democrats – Kamala Harris
(someone who’s long been considered a contender
to be the party’s ultimate presidential nominee) and Pete Buttigieg
(who’s had the most surprising rise so far of the Dem race). Can either
of them steal thunder from Biden and Bernie?
- Can anyone else break through? As
last night proved with Castro and de Blasio, the candidates who are
hovering around 1 percent have
EVERY incentive to make a mark to qualify for future debates. Here are
tonight’s other debate participants: Sens. Michael Bennet and Kirsten
Gillibrand, Rep. Eric Swalwell, former Gov. John Hickenlooper, Andrew
Yang and Marianne Williamson.
- Will experience matter again? One
reason why de Blasio had a (surprisingly) strong showing was his
experience being in the spotlight;
there are few jobs that get more scrutiny than New York City mayor. And
you could make the argument that experience could give Biden and
Sanders a leg up (they’ve done this before!), while it could hurt Harris
and Buttigieg (they haven’t).
- How long will the coverage of Night Two last? The downside for last night’s contenders – and upside for those who didn’t have a great showing – is that the shelf life was always going to be 24 hours given the second debate. That’s not the case tonight. And it’s POSSIBLE that a strong or weak moment could play into next week.
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How left can you go?
Maybe the biggest question we have after last night’s first debate is how left/progressive can the Democratic Party go before it does damage to the party’s general-election prospects versus Trump.
Elizabeth Warren – who could very well wind up as the Dem nominee – was just one of two candidates on the stage who supported ELIMINATING private health insurance, which doesn’t poll all that well.
So based on the state of the current Dem horserace, two of the party’s three top candidates (Warren and Sanders) support that position, with Joe Biden on the other side.
Meanwhile, Castro scored big debate points over O’Rourke when he called out the former congressman for not supporting the idea that illegally crossing the border should be a CIVIL offense instead of a CRIMINAL one. And Booker said he agreed with Castro.
But doesn’t that message play right into Trump’s “open border” attacks?
Of course, there’s the argument that Democrats might not pay any price for going too far left – if Donald Trump could win in 2016, so can a private-insurance-eliminating, open-borders Democrat.
Then again, that wasn’t our takeaway from the 2018 midterms, when the winners in the purple/red districts and states tended to be those from the pragmatic wing of the party.
We do wonder if the setup of tonight’s debate – Biden, Hickenlooper, Bennet – won’t produce as liberal a debate as we saw last night.
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Breaking down last night’s moment
Who supports eliminating private insurance and who doesn’t?
HOLT: Who here would abolish their private health insurance in favor of a government-run plan? Just a show of hands.
(Only Warren and de Blasio raised their hands)
Castro vs. O’Rourke on immigration
CASTRO: Let’s be very clear. The reason that they’re separating these little children from their families is that they’re using Section 1325 of that act which criminalizes coming across the border to incarcerate the parents and then separate them. Some of us on this stage have called to end that section, to terminate it. Some, like Congressman O’Rourke, have not. And I want to challenge all of the candidate to do that.
O’ROURKE: Let me respond to this very briefly. As a member of a Congress, I helped to introduce legislation that would ensure that we don’t criminalize those who are seeking asylum and refuge in this country.
CASTRO: I’m not talking about — I’m not talking about the ones that are seeking asylum.
O’ROURKE: If you’re fleeing — if you’re fleeing desperation, then I want to make sure…
CASTRO: I’m talking about — I’m talking about everybody else.
Does Warren have a plan for Mitch McConnell?
TODD: Do you have a plan to deal with Mitch McConnell if you don’t beat him in the Senate, if he’s still sitting there as the Senate majority leader? It’s very plausible you be elected president with a Republican Senate. Do you have a plan to deal with Mitch McConnell?
WARREN: I do… Number one, sure, I want to see us get a Democratic majority in the Senate. But short of a Democratic majority in the Senate, you better understand the fight still goes on. It starts in the White House, and it means that everybody we energize in 2020 stays on the frontlines come January 2021.
Tulsi Gabbard vs. Tim Ryan on Afghanistan
GABBARD: We cannot keep U.S. troops deployed to Afghanistan thinking that we’re going to somehow squash this Taliban that’s been there, that every other country that’s tried has failed.
RYAN: I didn’t say — I didn’t say squash them. I didn’t say squash them. When we weren’t in there, they started flying planes into our buildings. So I’m just saying right now… we have an obligation…
GABBARD: The Taliban didn’t attack us on 9/11. Al Qaeda did.
Your top geopolitical threat?
DELANEY: China and nuclear weapons
INSLEE: Trump
GABBARD: Nuclear war
KLOBUCHAR: China (on economy), Iran (Middle East)
O’ROURKE: Climate change
WARREN: Climate change
BOOKER: Nuclear proliferation and climate change
CASTRO: China and climate change
RYAN: China
DE BLASIO: Russia
2020 VISION: How the 2020ers have prepared for Night Two’s debate
“While Sanders has been reading up on his rivals’ stances on the issues, he is not reviewing past debate performances or having mock debates,
Shakir said, per NBC News.
“Biden’s advisers said he plans on going high, even if the other candidates go low, and the candidate has started holding marathon practice sessions with longtime advisers.”
On the campaign trail today: After last night’s debate, Beto O’Rourke, Bill de Blasio and Tulsi Gabbard visit the Homestead detention facility… Bernie Sanders also heads there before his debate tonight… John Delaney holds a media avail… De Blasio attends a rally at the Miami airport… And Steve Bullock does a town hall in New Hampshire.
DATA DOWNLOAD: And the number of the day is… 10.9
10.9 minutes.
That’s how long Cory Booker spoke during last night’s Democratic debate, according to the Washington Post, good for the most on the stage.
Beto O’Rourke came in a close second with 10.3 minutes, followed by Elizabeth Warren’s 9.3 minutes, Julián Castro’s 8.8 minutes, and Amy Klobuchar’s 8.5 minutes.
At the bottom of the list was Jay Inslee, who spoke for five minutes. And Bill De Blasio spoke the second-least of all the candidates with 5.6 minutes.
TWEET OF THE DAY: That’s some side-eye
THE LID: Speak quickly and carry a big stick
Don’t miss the pod from yesterday, when Alex Seitz-Wald outlined a game plan for how candidates can make the most of their time on the crowded debate stage.
ICYMI: News clips you shouldn’t miss The New York Times spoke with two women who say they were told contemporaneously about columnist E. Jean Carroll’s accusation that President Trump sexually assaulted her in the 1990s. The Supreme Court could rule today on pivotal cases on gerrymandering and the Census. Congress is heading for a clash on border funding as the House and Senate pass bills with stark differences on how to address the humanitarian situation on the border. Politico analyzes the leftward lean of many of the policies endorsed on last night’s debate stage.
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| Big tech has transitioned from ‘we don’t censor conservatives’ to ‘we do and you can’t stop us’ Posted: 26 Jun 2019 07:34 PM PDT Project Veritas has been lifting back the veil covering big tech companies and their nefarious activities following the 2016 election. They tried to play left-leaning-but-mostly-fair before the 2016 election, believing in their hearts that Hillary Clinton would be President without their concerted meddling. That didn’t work out for them, so they are trying to prevent […] The post Big tech has transitioned from ‘we don’t censor conservatives’ to ‘we do and you can’t stop us’ appeared first on Conservative Christian News. |
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